# NTSB ANC09CA073: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N39226, Tok, AK, July 23, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 23, 2009, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Tok, AK - Coordinates: 63.316665, -142.949996 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3167&lon=-142.9500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74360 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC09CA073 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74360/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74360 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA073 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked truck during takeoff from a roadway, resulting in a collision with the truck. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private pilot was taking off on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight from a road, after having made a precautionary landing due to a rough running engine. He said he landed on the roadway after his engine started to run rough, and he then drained what he believed was water contaminated fuel from the airplane's fuel tanks. He said after draining the contaminated fuel and restarting the engine, the engine sounded like it was running fine, and he decided to take off from the road. During the takeoff roll he said he misjudged clearance from a parked truck, and struck it with the left wing. The pilot said other than the contaminated fuel, there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing during the accident. ## Factual narrative The private pilot was taking off on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight from a road, after having made a precautionary landing due to a rough running engine. He said he landed on the roadway after his engine started to run rough, and he then drained what he believed was water contaminated fuel from the airplane's fuel tanks. He said after draining the contaminated fuel and restarting the engine, the engine sounded like it was running fine, and he decided to take off from the road. During the takeoff roll he said he misjudged clearance from a parked truck, and struck it with the left wing. The pilot said other than the contaminated fuel, there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing during the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N39226](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39226-2013-10-28), registration cancelled 2013-10-28, S/N 6480, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D - Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 6480 - Airframe hours: 1946 - Engines: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bollerud Jim - Registered owner: Bollerud Jim - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: Tok, AK - Destination: Tok, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 786 total, 786 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 7 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 21,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090723025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723025299A), Jul 23, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Tok, AK, Substantial damage. During takeoff on Alaska highway 2 at milepost 1303 the aircraft was substantially damaged when the left wing struck truck parked by the roadside. ## Other investigations on N39226 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA73FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTI08), Aug 19, 1972: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39226), Whitefish, MT, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 9, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74360. 621 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 621 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318576&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.